多年来，网站一直在跟踪我们的 cookie 并监视我们的在线习惯。是不是该回礼的时候了？
不，不是监视监视我们的实体，而是了解哪些网站正试图窥探我们的数字生活。好(Well)了，现在您可以通过使用 Firefox 的增强跟踪保护了。但在我们开始讨论如何进行设置之前，让我们深入了解一下为什么应该这样做。
网站如何跟踪您？(How Are Websites Tracking You?)
如果您密切关注，您会发现整个网络都在关注您。你到达一个卖鞋的网站。您单击一对然后离开而不购买它们。
突然之间，您几乎开始在您访问的每个网站上看到这些鞋的广告。甚至在Facebook 上(Facebook)。
这是网站跟踪您(websites are tracking you)的一种方式。你可以为此感谢cookies。不，不是你吃的那些。这些是收集您的跟踪信息(collect your tracking information)的小型文本文件，例如您的 IP 地址、设备和浏览器类型。
每次您重新访问网站时，它都会根据您的 cookie 识别您。这样您就可以在没有帐户的情况下从中断的地方继续搜索。或者在您之前放弃的购物车中购买商品。
这听起来可能很棒而且非常方便，但这一切都有一个阴暗的一面。
饼干可能对您的健康有害(Cookies Can Be Bad for Your Health)
有两种类型的 cookie 漂浮在网络上——第一方和第三方。第一方 cookie 就像我们讨论的那些——那些有助于改善您的网络浏览体验的。
然后是第三方cookies，可能更险恶一些。它们不是来自网站运营商，而是由您不知道的其他实体创建的。您也不同意他们收集或分享您的信息。
这些实体将在整个网络上放置 cookie，允许它们从用户那里收集各种数据。有些人甚至使用算法来创建用户的“个人资料”，以供广告代理商出售和使用。
如果您和大多数人一样，您不希望您的数据在未经您同意的情况下被使用，以试图说服您的逻辑或您的钱包。因此，最好的办法是了解收集和跟踪数据的各种类型的实体。
谁负责饼干屑？(Who’s Responsible For The Cookie Crumbs?)
有许多实体正在网络上创建 cookie 碎屑。就像在现实世界中一样，它吸引着各种各样的生物。以下是所有这些混乱背后的罪魁祸首的快速概述：
- 社交媒体追踪器：(Social media trackers:)像Facebook这样的网站不仅会关注您在其网络上的活动——它们还会在整个网络上关注您（即使您没有他们的个人资料！）
- 跨站点跟踪器：(Cross-site trackers:)这些类型的 cookie 跟踪您从一个站点到另一个站点，在您不知情或不同意的情况下收集有关您的数据。这些被视为第三方 cookie。
- Cryptominers：这些人挖掘数字货币（也称为比特币(Bitcoin)等加密货币）。他们将脚本存储在您的计算机上，以汲取您的能量和力量，以帮助他们进行采矿过程(aid in their mining process)。
- 内容跟踪器(Content trackers)：如果您要共享来自其他网站（如YouTube）的内容，则嵌入代码带有跟踪器。这可能会降低您网站的性能。
- 指纹识别(Fingerprinters)器：这些网站会从您使用的浏览器收集设置数据，以开发您的个人资料。它可能会跟踪您的浏览器、扩展程序、操作系统、设备型号、屏幕分辨率、网络连接，甚至您的计算机已安装的字体。
那么你能做些什么来保护自己免受这些数据挖掘者的伤害呢？
Firefox 的增强跟踪保护(Firefox’s Enhanced Tracking Protection)
Firefox一直吹嘘自己站在您这一边。他们有严格的隐私政策，实际上不辜负他们。
如果您从未弄乱过Firefox浏览器上的设置，那么您很可能已经被覆盖了。当您首次下载浏览器时，它会自动阻止第三方跟踪 cookie。
当您访问一个站点并看到URL(URL)旁边的盾牌图标（“i”图标）时，您就会知道 Firefox 的增强跟踪保护被激活。请注意，这是您判断网站是否在跟踪您的方法。
现在，如果您是Firefox的老用户并希望确保启用此功能，请执行以下操作：
- 单击屏幕右上角的三个水平线。
- 转到隐私保护( privacy protections)并单击保护级别(protection level)齿轮
- 选择自定义(custom)。
- 单击Cookie(Cookies)旁边的箭头。
- 选中第三方跟踪器(third-party trackers)复选框。
6. 您还可以选择要阻止的框，例如加密矿工、跟踪内容和指纹识别器。
如何使用 Firefox 的隐私报告查看您被阻止的跟踪器(How To Use Firefox’s Privacy Report To See Your Blocked Trackers)
现在是有趣的部分，即找出谁在未经您许可的情况下试图监视您。您需要下载Firefox 70或更高版本才能使用。
完成后，请按照下列步骤操作：
- 点击地址栏中的盾牌（如果Firefox(Firefox)没有检测到页面上的跟踪器，这将是灰色的，如果它阻止了跟踪器，则为紫色）。
- 选择显示报告以查看在过去一周内阻止了哪些类型的跟踪器（以及多少）。
Firefox还通过其(Firefox)Facebook Container 扩展(Facebook Container extension)进一步提升了您的隐私。这将阻止Facebook在网络上跟踪用户。它通过阻止嵌入的Facebook功能来工作，例如网站上的“分享(Share)”和“点赞”按钮。
Facebook最近因开发用户和非用户的影子档案而被赶下台，这至少可以说是令人毛骨悚然。
在网上冲浪时保护您的匿名性(Protecting Your Anonymity While Surfing The Web)
曾经有一段时间，人们可以享受浏览互联网的乐趣，而不会成为广告的目标，也不会被加密矿工和影子资料收集者追捕。
最后，有一种方法可以让这种安心恢复。因此，请尝试使用这些Firefox增强的跟踪保护工具和技术来保护自己免受数据收集者的侵害。
How Firefox’s Enhanced Tracking Protection Stops Websites From Spying On You
For years, websites have been tracking our cоokies and spying on our online habits. Isn’t about time we return the favor?
No, not spy on the entities spying on us, but learn which websites are trying to peer into our digital lives. Well, now you can by using Firefox’s enhanced tracking protection. But before we jump into how to set it all up, let’s dive into why you should.
How Are Websites Tracking You?
If you pay close attention, you’ll notice that you’re being followed throughout the web. You arrive on a site selling shoes. You click on a pair and then leave without purchasing them.
All of a sudden, you start seeing ads of these shoes on just about every website you visit. Even on Facebook.
This is one way websites are tracking you. You can thank cookies for this. No, not the ones you eat. These are small text files which collect your tracking information, such as your IP address, device, and browser type.
Each time you revisit a website, it’ll recognize you based on your cookies. This is how you’re able to continue a search where you left off without having an account. Or buy items in a shopping cart you previously abandoned.
It might sound great and extremely convenient, but there’s a dark side to it all.
Cookies Can Be Bad for Your Health
There are two types of cookies floating around the web — first-party and third-party. First-party cookies are like the ones we discussed — those that help improve your web browsing experience.
Then there are the third-party cookies, which can be a bit more sinister. Rather than originating from the website operator, they are created by other entities you have no clue about. Nor did you agree for them to collect or share your information.
These entities will place cookies all over the web, allowing them to collect all sorts of data from users. Some even use algorithms to create a “profile” of users to be sold to, and used, by ad agencies.
If you’re like most people, you don’t want your data being used against your consent to try and persuade your logic or your wallet. So your best bet is to learn about the various types of entities that collect and track your data.
Who’s Responsible For The Cookie Crumbs?
There is a sleuth of entities that are creating cookie crumbs across the web. Like in the real world, it’s attracting all sorts of creatures. Here’s a quick overview of the culprits behind all this mess:
- Social media trackers: Sites like Facebook don’t just follow your activities on its network — they follow you across the web (even if you don’t have a profile with them!)
- Cross-site trackers: These types of cookies follow you from site to site, collecting data about you without your knowledge or consent. These are considered third-party cookies.
- Cryptominers: These are people who mine digital money (aka cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin). They store scripts on your computer to leech your energy and power to aid in their mining process.
- Content trackers: If you’re sharing content from another site (like YouTube), the embed code comes with trackers. This can bog down the performance of your site.
- Fingerprinters: These are sites that collect settings data from the browser you’re using, to develop a profile on you. It may track your browser, extensions, operating system, device model, screen resolution, network connection, and even the fonts your computer has installed.
So what can you do to safeguard yourself from these data miners?
Firefox’s Enhanced Tracking Protection
Firefox has always boasted as being on your side. They have strict privacy policies and actually live up to them.
If you’ve never messed with the settings on your Firefox browser, then the chances are you’re already covered. When you first download the browser, it automatically blocks third-party tracking cookies.
You’ll know Firefox’s enhanced tracking protection is activated when you visit a site and see the shield icon (“i” icon) next to the URL. Note that this is how you can tell whether a site is tracking you or not.
Now, if you’re an established user of Firefox and want to ensure this feature is on, then do the following:
- Click on the three horizontal lines at the top right of your screen.
- Go to privacy protections and click the protection level gear
- Select custom.
- Click the arrow next to Cookies.
- Check the box for third-party trackers.
6. You can also select the boxes you want to block, such as cryptominers, tracking content, and fingerprinters.
How To Use Firefox’s Privacy Report To See Your Blocked Trackers
Now for the fun part, which is finding out who’s been trying to spy on you without your permission. You’ll need to download Firefox 70 or higher for this to work.
Once you have that, follow these steps:
- Click the shield in the address bar (this will be gray if Firefox doesn’t detect trackers on the page and purple if it’s blocking trackers).
- Select show report to see which types of trackers (and how many) have been blocked within the past week.
Firefox also takes your privacy a step further with its Facebook Container extension. This will prevent Facebook from tracking users across the web. It works by blocking embedded Facebook capabilities, like Share and Like buttons on a site.
Facebook was recently ousted for developing shadow profiles of users and non-users, which is creepy, to say the least.
Protecting Your Anonymity While Surfing The Web
There was a time when someone could enjoy browsing the internet without being targeted by ads or hunted down by cryptominers and shadow profile collectors.
Finally, there’s a way to get this peace of mind back. So give these Firefox enhanced tracking protection tools and techniques a try to safeguard yourself from data collectors.
